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The CILEx route offered by the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives gives young people an alternative option to gain practical experience, training and a route into the legal profession. We spoke to Jenny Pelling, Director of Business and Apprenticeships at CILEx Law School, and Julia Szczepanski, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, to find out more.

The coming into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most significant development in UK data protection law since the 1998 Act itself. Data protection expert Rosemary Jay, author of Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation, discusses key the challenges organisations will face.

Legal Aid funding faces a challenging environment, but it's still an attractive and rewarding career path for young lawyers. What are the challenges and rewards offered by a career focusing on legal aid-funded housing work?

Daniel Greenberg analyses some some of the key points of the White Paper on Legislating for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union

How has EU membership has influenced UK law? Now that Article 50 has been triggered, we consider the scale of the task involved in untangling EU and UK law in the medium and long-term.